Michigan Travel · Sault Ste. Marie
Halloween in the Soo: a haunted Valley Camp freighter Oct. 29–31, a downtown Parade of Frights Oct. 30 and a costumed 5K
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Soo’s Halloween week has a freighter at its center.
Haunted Ship: A Nightmare on Water Street, Oct. 29–31. The museum ship Valley Camp, a retired Great Lakes freighter at 501 E. Water St., becomes a haunted attraction from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, the Sault Ste. Marie Convention & Visitors Bureau says. Admission is $10 for adults and $7 for ages 5 to 17. Children under 12 must be with an adult. The attraction uses flashing lights, which may affect guests with photosensitive epilepsy.
Halloween Spooktacular and Parade of Frights, Friday, Oct. 30. Lock City Home Center’s downtown event runs 4 to 7 p.m., with a trunk-or-treat at the Farmers’ Market Pavilion and a costume parade. Groups that want to march or host a trunk can request a registration form by email through the event listing.
Halloween 5K Run & Walk, Saturday, Oct. 31. St. Mary’s School hosts a costumed 5K that starts and finishes at the school at 10:30 a.m. Registration is $30 on RunSignup.
Soo Eagles on Halloween. The junior hockey Eagles host Elliot Lake at 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at Pullar Stadium, according to the CVB calendar.
Check the CVB’s events calendar at saultstemarie.com for additions; details for the Haunted Ship may be updated closer to the date.
Sources:
Sault Ste. Marie CVB, “Haunted Ship: A Nightmare on Water Street” (dates, hours, prices, age rule, flashing-lights warning), https://saultstemarie.com/event/haunted-ship-a-nightmare-on-water-street/2026-10-29/
Sault Ste. Marie CVB, “Lock City Home Center’s Halloween Spooktacular and Parade of Frights,” https://saultstemarie.com/event/lock-city-home-centers-halloween-spooktacular-and-parade-of-frights/
Sault Ste. Marie CVB, “Halloween 5k Run/Walk,” https://saultstemarie.com/event/halloween-5k-run-walk/
Sault Ste. Marie CVB, “Soo Eagles Hockey Game,” Oct. 31, 2026, https://saultstemarie.com/event/soo-eagles-hockey-game-30/2026-10-31/
Photo: Riis2602, “Sault Ste. Marie - SS Valley Camp - 20220501111756.jpg,” Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), cropped and color-adjusted, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sault_Ste._Marie_-_SS_Valley_Camp_-_20220501111756.jpg
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